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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
4
Local items report the Myra Beef Ring reopening on Wednesday June 6 and an active weekend with visits to Brandon for Operation Day. Town notes mention beer parlor votes in Minnedosa, culvert improvements, church and lodge events, Memorial Day plans, golf and baseball schedules, and social visits among Riversites and Transcona residents.
The 1928 Exhibition entry time nears with a revised prize list. Horse Dept adds Thoroughbred and increases Standardbred classes to match draft breeds. Cattle Dept includes Manitoba Bred Jerseys and strengthens Dairy Heifer Calves competition with 22 prizes. A group calf class for youths in one federal constituency is added. Enhancements include Grounds and buildings, a new Nursery and Rest Room, a grandstand upgrade, and His Majesty's Royal Air Force Bend festival music outside the British Isles at Brandon Exhibition.
A collage of humorous antique snippets features misunderstood signage and social quips. It includes a shop window ad promising 10 cents items, a wedding absence remark, wartime reminiscence, a landlord tenant dispute, and a punchy quip about death notices. A tongue in cheek Pennsylvanian gag ends with a mispronounced farewell.
Warrant issued by Daly Rural Municipality to collect arrears of taxes and costs on listed lands. If unpaid by July 5 1098 at 2 PM in Rivers Town Hall, lands will be sold by public auction to recover taxes and costs.
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